Condiment-holder



' P. P. DE. AGULAR.

CONDIMENT HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 1920.

1,346,007. Patented J uly 6, 1920.

` ATTORNEYS PEDRO PABLO DE AGUIAR. OF HABANA. CUBA.

CONDIMENT-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 5, 1920. Serial No. 379,184.

To all elm/n. 'it may mfnwcrn:

lie it known that l, lnnno Panno nn Aem/xn, a citizen of Cuba., and a resident of llabana., in the lrovince of llabana and Republic of Cuba, have. invented a new and Improved (londiment-'lloldei,of which the following is a l'ull7 clear, and exact description.

lhis invention relates to improvements in condiment holders, and more particularly to salt shakers, an object of the invention being to protect the salt from the moisture o'l" the atmosplmre so that it will not become .lumpy or moist Yand can be readily shaken from the holder.

A further object is to provide a comliment holder which will be entirely sanitary, which will be co1nparatively cheap to manufacture, and which will be of neat and attractive appearance.

lV ith these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view mainly in longitudinal section illustrating my improved condiment holder.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view With the cover removed.

Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation of the cover.

Fig. 4 is a View in side elevation of the' ticular shape of the body is, of course, im-

material and lnay be varied to suit the trade.

ln the conical neck 31 provide a removable stopper 4. This stopper 4 has an enlarged circular lower endl 5 made with a conical o1' tapering edge 6 to snugly fit the :inner faee'of the neck 3 so that when the stopper is forced into place, it will be securely held therein, but can be removed as occasion may require. This stopper 4L is made with a cylindrical spout portion 7 and the bottom 5 of said stopper is made with lwrforations 8 of the proper size in accordance with he condiment used.

9 represents my improved cover which is provided with a central recess 10 in its lower end to accommo(late the spout 7 of stopper 4 and externally at its lower end this cover i) is made tapering or conical, as shown at 1l, to snugly [it within the neck 3 and form an airtight joint with said neck to prevent contact of moisture with the salt or other condiment 12 in the body l when said cover is in position.

lt is to be understood that when the condiment holder is not in use, the cover S) is in place, and when the condiment is desired, the cover is removed, the holder inverted or partially inverted and shaken so as to compel the condiment 12'to pass through the perl'orations 8 and be guided by the spout 7 to the location desired. When the shaking operation is over, the holder is placed rightside-up and the stopper inserted to prevent possibility of moisture from the atmosphere coming in contact with the salt or the condiment to meisten the latter and thereby materially interfere with its free escape when the device is shaken.

lVhile, of course, l may construct my improved device of any suitable material, it may be made entirely or partially of glass or other non-corrosive n'laterial and may be ornamcnted in any desired way to suit the trade.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described Without departing from the invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall Within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

l claimt l f l. A condiment holder comprising a body,

-an open flaring neck integral with the body,

a support fitting in the neck and having a perforated bottom, a spout integral with the stopper and spaced from thel interior surface of the neck and a. cover fitting within the neck around the spout.

2. A condiment holder, comprising a body having a conical open neck at its upper end, a stopper having a conical lower portion adapted to lit in the lower portion of the neck, said stopper having a perforated bottom and a spout integral with the stopper and with which the lmrforations communicate, said spout spaced from the interior surface of the neck, and a cover for said holder.

atout-ed July 1920.`

3. A oondiment holder, comprising a bodyl gate, and a' cover having a central receSs in its lower portion receiving the spout and having an external conical tapering lower 10 end fitting within and tightly engaging the inner face of Said neck.

PEDRO PABLO DE AGUIAR. 

